Network Programmability with YANG: The Structure of Network Automation with YANG, NETCONF, RESTCONF, and gNMI, 1st edition

Published by Addison-Wesley Professional (May 10, 2019) © 2019

  • Benoit Claise
  • Joe Clarke
  • Jan Lindblad
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Network Programmability with YANG gives you complete and reliable guidance for unlocking the full power of network automation using model-driven APIs and protocols.
Authored by three YANG pioneers, this plain-spoken book guides you through successfully applying software practices based on YANG data models. The authors focus on the network operations layer, emphasizing model-driven APIs, and underlying transports.

This guide can help you dramatically improve value, agility, and manageability throughout your network.
  • Discover the value of implementing YANG and Data Model-Driven Management in your network
  • Explore the layers and components of a complete working solution
  • Build a business case where value increases as your solution grows
  • Drill down into transport protocols: NETCONF, RESTCONF, and gNMI/gRPC
  • See how telemetry can establish a valuable automated feedback loop
  • Find data models you can build on, and evaluate models with similar functionality
  • Understand models, metadata, and tools from several viewpoints: architect, operator, module author, and application developer
  • Walk through a complete automation journey: business case, service model, service implementation, device integration, and operation
  • Leverage the authors’ experience to design successful YANG models and avoid pitfalls
  • 1 The Network Management World Must Change: Why Should You Care?
  • 2 Data Model—Driven Management
  • 3 YANG Explained
  • 4 NETCONF, RESTCONF, and gNMI Explained
  • 5 Telemetry Explained
  • 6 YANG Data Modeling Developments in the Industry
  • 7 Automation Is as Good as the Data Models, Their Related
  • 8 Automation Is as Good as the Data Models,
  • 9 Automation Is as Good as the Data Models, Their Related Metadata, and the Tools: For the Application Developer
  • 10 Using NETCONF and YANG
  • 11 YANG Model Design

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